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The data privacy costs of Black Friday bargains: 100 Black Friday apps analyzed
We analyzed 101 of the most popular Black Friday apps for Android to find out what personal informat
By Rebecca Moody in App Studies on November 24, 2025
50% of religious apps may be violating Google Play Store policies
Over 75 percent of the world's population identified with a religion in 2020. Based on today's world
By Rebecca Moody in App Studies on August 14, 2025
Are you giving away more than you bargained for this Christmas? Over 90 Christmas shopping apps analyzed
We've analyzed 91 of the most popular shopping apps to find out how many dangerous permissions they'
By Rebecca Moody in App Studies on December 12, 2024
1 in 4 Apple App Store kids’ apps breach Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) rules
We searched through the top 400 apps in the Apple App Store to see whether or not their privacy policies comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act rules. Our findings suggest as many as 1 in 4 may violate COPPA with many collecting personal data without parental consent. 
By Rebecca Moody in App Studies on June 29, 2023
Nearly 1 in 4 children’s Google Play Apps breach the ICO’s age-appropriate design code
By Rebecca Moody in App Studies on February 22, 2023
7 Best App Store Optimization Platforms
We present the seven best App Store Optimization (ASO) tools to make your apps stand out from the competition in the app stores.
By Amakiri Welekwe in App Studies on July 14, 2022
Over 2 in 5 children’s Google Play Apps breach Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) rules
Privacy at risk: Over 2 in 5 children's apps on Google Play violate COPPA, raising serious concerns
By Paul Bischoff in App Studies on September 26, 2024
Stalkerware app use by country
By Paul Bischoff in App Studies on January 21, 2022
Contact-tracing app adoption by country
By Paul Bischoff in App Studies on March 22, 2022
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